April 2017 News

Sociology Department Alumna Sorcha Brophy-Warren recently had her work featured in an NPR segment.

Wed, 04/19/2017

The segment discusses the return of Brio, a magazine marketed to Christian teenage girls, as an alternative to Seventeen or Teen Vogue. At the bottom of the article, Brophy-Warren opines on how Brio will slot itself into the media landscape of 2017 after its absence. Previously, she had presented Read more...

Christakis elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tue, 04/18/2017

Professor Nicholas Christakis has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Said Professor Christakis of the honor: “I am grateful to my colleagues for inviting me to join this august group. For me, one of the greatest joys in life is the thrill of scientific discovery.  The AAAS Read more...

Professor Philip Gorski was recently profiled on Charlie Rose

Fri, 04/14/2017

Professor Philip Gorski was recently profiled on Charlie Rose for his new book American Covenant. In the interview, Gorski describes the vital center of Civil Religion in American society as set against both Religious Nationalism and Radical Secularism. Gorski and Rose discuss a kind of positive Read more...

Gorski Profiled in the Atlantic

Tue, 04/11/2017

Professor Philip Gorski was recently interviewed in The Atlantic about his new book, American Covenant. In the interview Gorski charts out the concept of civil religion in America. He sees it as something deeply embedded in the origins of the national narrative and as offering common ground outside Read more...